[meteorite-list] What can be said about this meteorite from 1865?

[Darren Garrison]

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:23:39 +0100, you wrote:


>A singular feature is observable in this stone that I have never yet
>seen in any other:--the rounded edges of the pyramid are sharply
>marked by lines on the black crust, as perfect as if made by a ruler.
>This appearance is strictly confined to the surface, and seems to be a
>result of some peculiar tension of the fused crust in cooling; for no
>trace of any continuation of the lines can be found in the interior of
>the stone.

It sounds like a description of flow lines to me.